How important is it to get your kids to put down the controller/remote/tablet/smartphone? The folks over at Outside Magazine take a look at the research surrounding exercise and outdoor activity and how going outside benefits our children.

Some of the highlights:

Exercise helps us imprint learning into our muscle memory.

Physical active children were found to have larger memory centers in the brain and aced memory tests.

Children who play 70 minutes a day have better cognitive skills than those who don’t.